Both companies in the group posted growth, with AKTA Telekom being the top performer here, 7.3% growth, according to the same source.
The cable TV operator posted RON15.4 million net losses in 2017, 34% lower than in 2016. AKTA’s total debt stood at RON151.6 million on December 31, 13.7% higher than at the end of the previous year.
AKTA operates mostly in rural areas and small cities, where it has more than one million subscriptions for fixed telephony, fixed Internet and cable TV services, according to a two-year old estimate. It is the third leading cable TV provider in Romania after RCS&RDS and UPC, ZF has found. The number of subscriptions rose by about 10% by September 2017, the company has previously said without providing exact figures, though. AKTA started selling mobile phone services last year, following a deal with Telekom Romania to get access to its network. AKTA only sells post-paid mobile phone service plans starting at EUR2 or fixed- mobile service packages.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)